LAKAbricks
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Is LEGO entering a Dark Age - or am I?
LAKAbricks replied to Hive's topic in General LEGO Discussion
The economic downturn is not applying to TLG alone. According to Danish news sites, also American giants Hasbro and Mattel have experienced economic downturns. It seems it is more of a trend in the industry. Whether customers have found out they have toys for the next decades already, are beginning to buy second-hand, or they are turning to alternatives, that is a question to be answered. When it comes to the themes of LEGO, I see themes - and I do not see themes. What I mean is that I buy sets I find interesting whether or not they are part of a theme I find interesting. For example I bought 7985 City of Atlantis with its giant crustacea, even though I had absolutely no interest in the theme itself. But the set provided so many great bricks for building a Roman/Greek/Hellenistic or other classic building, I just had to have the set. In the same manner, I have sets from themes like Indiana Jones (Oriental market), Prince of Persia (Middle Eastern buildings), Friends (lots of shops and details), Ninjago (great details and super for Asian buildings) and Marvel Super Heroes (details). So even though I am only into classic themes like town/city, castle and pirates, I find sets from other themes interesting, even though I do not find the theme interesting in its own right. So still plenty of sets to put on the wishlists. I cannot buy them all -
"Create The World" has hit The Danish Coop stores. Connected to this the stores offer a handful of polybags at DKK 20 which is even lower than the standard rate of CFMs. So I bought myself - not the Create the World set, but two polybags: - 30351 Police Helicopter (I want a modern version of a police helicopter) - 30353 Tractor (always nice to have, not least with a snowplough) Both sets I find are decent builds with a nice selection of parts. Not least for the price.
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The Danish price is DKK 649 which equals €87 - and LEGO even comes from here... Even without VAT it is still more expensive than in the UK. Besides that, I like the station. I think it is a nice building, I like the corner tower. I agree it is rather small, but I think it fits a village. It might also work as a revived station for a modern tram line. The bus is a very well made vehicle.
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Looks like a mini version of JANGBRiCK's music store (WIP). I like the size of your store, though. It is good for those of us not having the same amount of space as some famous MOC'ers have got.
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I can easily imagine how working on the same project 6 to 8 hours every day for a year can burn your energy and wish for building. When at the same time, you avoid to build other sets/MOCs that could have served as breaks from the big project, it is no wonder you got fed up. As you already imply yourself, and also agreed upon by fellow EB'ers, selling your collection is not the answer. Most like you will regain your energy, creativity and want for building LEGO again. Your new hobby is a way of removing you from want burns you out and rebuilding your energy. So, put your bricks and big ideas/projects away. Eventually keep a small "emergency kit" within reach, should your wish for building return for a while. With just a small portion of bricks (e.g. a smaller set), you are not "obliged" to dig up big ideas or get involved full time again, you can just sit down, relax and build a little. Go out, enjoy your new hobby and let bricks be bricks.
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It also bothers me when each step adds too few bricks. It also has the side effect that the instruction booklets get bigger and thicker. Growing up in the 80s, I have seen relatively big models being built with rather few steps. - Of course we have to take into consideration that models have become more complex since then. But still. Furthermore it annoys me that the booklets come in so many different sizes. It even happens within the same set. It makes it more difficult to store the booklets together in the same folder.
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What you should bring on your holiday depends partly on which themes interest you, partly on the time you have for building. Do you have 14 full days or an hour now and then? If you are into Creator, I would definitely recommend one or more (depending on the size and space available) 3-in-1 sets for maximizing the options of building and inspiration. Once you have built the official models, you can mix the bricks and go MOC'ing. Modulars and equally sized sets are also good time consumers. But be aware sets with fewer and bigger parts might not be that MOC-friendly. I have tried this a couple of times. It brings the most fun and memories if you can find something to remind you of the trip. First time I bought a LEGO set as a souvenir, it was in Finland. I had never thought of buying 60059 Logging Truck, but after driving around in the forests it was the obvious choice. And I am glad I bought it.
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Steinbruck - Modular town & Vehicles (NEW: Corner Square)
LAKAbricks replied to Nightfall's topic in LEGO Town
Nice to see a new layout here I like your MOCs and MODs, and I also like how you have divided the city into a pedestrianized historic centre and surrounding areas with roads and more modern buildings. You should make an entry in the Town Layout Index, so it is easier to find your layout again later. -
Really impressive MOC, carebear. Both in size and details. I really like the common areas, they have a high level of details. They are wild, lively and express creativity. And actually a great contrast to the dormitory rooms which are quite neat and tidy.
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Great buildings, you have made, Sander. Nice combinations of colours and good details. Like the two smaller buildings, seemingly alike and yet different. And I like the relief with the Weeping Angel on the red building. It is not often we see details like that.
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Modular MOC: Kahuka Lounge Tiki (Juice) Bar
LAKAbricks replied to Still Raindrop's topic in LEGO Town
Funny idea, and I like how you incorporated the classic Pirate stuff. Great idea and well made. Maybe a small homebar next to the private hot tub to increase the exclusitivity for the guests coming up there? -
As Denmark is a rather small country, it is not too far. Though for me it is "on the other side of the country". I have never been in Skærbæk, maybe this year should be the first.
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Really beautiful model, Sven F. It reminded me of a trip to Bergen, Norway, where they have quite long funicular. It is an amazing trip, going uphill having a view over the city. I have been thinking about making a funicular myself, but nowhere any real plans. You show how nice it can look and work. A really welcome part in any layout. I would love to see that at an LEGO event.
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I am in the same boat here. My plans are bigger than my table. It actually keeps me from start building a layout, as I want more than I have space for. I am therefore thinking about doing it a bit differently, namely building temporary layouts (maybe on the dining table, wife says ok! ). To get some variety, I plan to make different layouts every time. For example building chronologically: How would a layout in 1984 look? The update it to 1986, 1988, etc. The it could be a small town layout with smaller houses and shops and a bus stop. Then a big city layout with big buildings, tramways and busy streets. Then maybe an airport layout, castle or pirate. - This way it is still possible to pursue one's ideas without needing a gigantic layout. If you have got some shelfes for displaying, you can also make small dioramas there. If you need some inspiration for layouts, I will recommend you to take a look at the two layout indices. Here you can find both big and small layouts: * The old, rather comprehensive Town Layout Index, which is not updated anymore. * The newer, but seldomly used Index: Town Layouts.
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Well... Originally I was just into Town, even though I loved fairytales. It changes when I received this little set: 6023 Maiden's Cart. In the years after getting the cart, my collection of Castle expanded rather quickly. So of course it has a special place in my heart. My preferences are for the 80s and early 90s castle, though some really great, detailed sets have been made in the last decade. Anyway my childhood set are my favourites with the 6085 Black Monarch's Castle (Dragon Knight's Castle) being the "main attraction". 6067 Guarded Inn and 6074 Black Falcon's Fortress (Eagle Knight's Castle) are certainly also wonderful sets. Of the newer ones, 10193 Medieval Market Village and the beautiful, beautiful 10223 Kingdoms Joust (which I never got) really raised the bar for details in Castle sets.
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Special Pieces - Your Opinion
LAKAbricks replied to legostarwars1425's topic in General LEGO Discussion
Though I do not consider myself a purist per se, I do only buy and use LEGO. It is what I grew up with and love(d) as a toy. Not other brands or copies. I do not think it was even available 30+ years ago. So I stick with with the brick from Billund. That being said, I am crazy about the scooter from Brickforge which I think is better made than the one from LEGO. But LEGO is LEGO -
Quite interesting façade design you have got there, paupadros. It looks like something to be found in Southern Europe, not least because of the big diagonal corner. It calls for a café with tables outside. I wish I could go on a holiday now...
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Beautiful building, eliza. It is nice to see how some of the more special colours from Friends might be used. I and do really like the grey trimming on the windows, just like broomhandle does. On a sidenote, I also do like like your candy shop. It must have been on my mind, because it looks a bit like what I have been thinking of building for a baker's confectionery shop (pâtisserie/Konditorei). EDIT: This post brought me into my knighthood
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+1, LT! It's good to see you back in the game. There has been a lack of hardware stores lately I hope you do well and are still bricking on. And hope to see more projects from you soon.
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Those with very large collections and small spaces how do you display?
LAKAbricks replied to Criosphynx's topic in General LEGO Discussion
My display is mainly a mess Well, I share an office with my wife, so I have a rather small desk which I would like to host a small display. It can contain 5 x 3 baseplates. Now it is just a mix of boxes for storage, WIPs, and other stuff. Furthermore I have some bookcases and shelves for primary storage, but also display. One shelf for three modulars, another for whatever I find is going there. Due to the limited space, I plan to make small layouts/dioramas and change them now and then. My hope and is to get a bigger layout some day. But it will not be in our present flat. -
Are we getting less "themes"?
LAKAbricks replied to Itaria No Shintaku's topic in General LEGO Discussion
A core theme is to me a theme that is being developed contiously over a longer range of years. The theme might not get new sets every year, but then the next year. In the "good old days" (80s/90s) themes like Town, Space, Castle and Pirates were core themes. Back then even Train was a core theme. A theme living for a couple of years, just to be discontinued and then relaunched after several years is not a core theme in my eyes. Recurring theme might be a better term. Themes like Ninjago and Friends I see a core themes. Chima I thought was going to be one. Now let us see where Elves and Nexo Knights are headed. City and Technic are the Eternal Themes -
Not a resolution per se, but to get more organized, record my collection and build more MOCs. That's my hop... plan at least
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I can't believe people stealing figures from sets is still a thing
LAKAbricks replied to SweetiePie88's topic in General LEGO Discussion
One thing I did not see in the thread so far is that some minifigs are quite expensive in e.g. Bricklink. This may give less honest people ideas. On the one hand, some people want to get things they collect, no matter the means. On the other hand some people also see business opportunities when there are willing buyers out there. In our world collectors of seldom minifigs (e.g. Star Wars) or minifigs to be collected in large numbers, e.g. for armies. Unfortunately it is impossible to see if bricks have been purchased in an honest way or not which leads the way for dishonest people. I have no idea how such problems can be avoided. -
Quite a dramatic change in Ballabreek, greg3. It will be strange to see the village changed after so many years with the centre basically the same. I am excited to see how things will look in the future.
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I really like the concept, niteangel. I just would like to see it against a darker background as well. Only thing that puzzles me is that the architect cut up GE and moved a part of it to make space for the expansion. I know it is the concept, books on a shelf, though in real life the expansion normally is next to the existing building. Otherwise, I love your projecting and sketches. You bring some really interesting ideas to life.